Unit 10: Maritime Transport

What percent of worldwide commerce is maritime transport?

• 60 to 70%

• 40 to 50%

• 80 to 90%

The vessel’s cosignee is..

• ..the shipping company

• A physical person or legal entity

• The shipowner

The moorings are..

• Rescue personnel

• Vessel personnel

• Port Personnel

The American routes between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are..

• Combined maritime and rail transport routes

• Exclusively maritime routes

• Combined maritime and highway transport routes

What are river networks comprised of?

• Rivers, seas and oceans

• Rivers and canals

• Any network that includes water and land transportation

FEADER lines…

• Use larger vessels

• Use bulk carriers exclusively

• Use smaller vessels

The shipping company is…

• The owner of the vessel

• The company that manages the vessel

• Co-signatory of the vessel

The stevedoring company (compañía estibadora) is…

• The company that carries out the handling of the goods brought or carried by the ship

• The physical person or legal entity that acts as the representative of the shipping company in managing port operations

• The company specialized in the coordination

  operations required in international trade

The forwarder (transitorio) is…

• The owner of the port

• The co-signatory of the vessel

• The company specialized in the coordination of the necessary operations in international trade

What are freight rates (fletes)?

• The price of the transportation service

• The price of stevedoring

• The price of cartage